May 2018 in photos

Check out the amazing people, places, and events during the month of May as documented through the lenses of university photographers Matthew Modoono and Adam Glanzman.

Northeastern professors Moya Bailey, Sarah Jackson, and Brooke Foucault Welles are analyzing what makes a hashtag like #MeToo or #MyNYPD go viral in their project #Hashtag Activism. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Sophie Volpe, D'Amore-McKim School of Business student, sits with her dog, Chewie, by Cabot Cage on May 25, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Students on campus get ready for the 2018 Commencement celebrations. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

University Distinguished Professor Kim Lewis and his research team are working on a cure for post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome. Lewis said he attributes an increase in Lyme disease partly to suburban sprawl bringing more ticks into the city. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

As computers are increasingly able to write news stories, journalists have to reconsider what they bring to the table. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Tramaine Shaw, a 2009 graduate who was inducted into the Northeastern Hall of Fame in 2015, is now in her eighth season as a coach.. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Students walk by Egan on May 7, 2018.Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Left: Philly Mantella congratulates David Berroa, E'18, during the Torch 8 graduation ceremony held on the 17th Floor, East Village on May 3, 2018. Shannon Croatto, E'18, receives a hug during the Torch 8 graduation ceremony held on the 17th Floor, East Village on May 3, 2018. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Master's student in the College of Engineering Ge Zu places a cap on her dog Oo on Krentzman Quad before graduation on May 2, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Left to right: Seniors Silvia Hernandez Palencia from the School of Business, Kassidy MacPhail from the College of Science, Mannan Bawa, from the College of Science, and Catalina Uribe from the School of Business, pose for portraits during the cap and gown pickup at Cabot Cage. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Northeastern business professor Tucker Marion is building the type of tools needed to make “gamification” of learning part of a tectonic shift in higher education.

Joseph E. Aoun, Northeastern University President and author of 'Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence', is pictured speaking on the subject of 'Human Capital Investment and Enabling the Workforce of the Future' at The Royal Institute for International Affairs in London, United Kingdom, May 24th 2018. Photo by Susannah Ireland for Northeastern University

Students walk on Huntington Avenue as seen from by the Knowles Center on May 17, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Graduates attend the College of Professional Studies graduation at Matthews Arena on May 11, 2018. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A service dog naps during the School of Law Commencement held in Matthews Arena on May 24, 2018. Richard W. Painter, a chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, delivered the keynote address. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

A student walks through West Village H on May 21, 2018. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Provost Jim Bean speaks during Northeastern’s doctoral hooding and graduation ceremony on May 2, 2018 at Cabot Cage. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Diana Ojeda, L'18, poses for a portrait in the Curry Student Center dance room on May 21, 2018. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Law school graduates Lauren Kilmister and Lindsay Jacobsen pose for photos on Krentzman Quad on May 24, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Students walk past the Snell Engineering building in this double exposure photo on May 16, 2018. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Nir Grinberg poses for a portrait on May 15, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Left two: Richard Wamai Associate Professor of Cultures, Societies and Global Studies; Director, African American Studies Program, poses for a portrait. Right middle: Kim Irmiter, Program Director for the Explore Program poses for a portrait. Right: Dan Knudsen, S'06, poses for a portrait outside the Curry Student Center. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University